I've been quiet on the newsletter front. Really I haven't known what to say at a time that every unthinking focus on deliciousness makes me flinch. I wrote an essay right after the election but didn't know if it was "appropriate" to share. All these months
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This year's fig output is rivaling the most bountiful zucchini harvest ever. If like me you're racing to scoop figs off the pavement before the summer sun turns your backyard into a fermentation zone it's time to get on a ladder, pick everything that is
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This will be a loose mixture perfect for spooning over ice cream or simple cakes.
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When it's really hot and appetite flags a cooling bowl of yogurt can be all you need. This combination, taken from the Persian kitchen is halfway between Mast-o-Khiar the cucumber-yogurt dip that accompanies many dishes and an Ash-e-Mast or yogurt soup. In my version I
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My Japanese cooking adventure continues. It's lovely to have someone to cook for every night, especially someone as sweet and encouraging as my student roommate Miku. Given the heat I figured that she might appreciate a bowl of cold udon. Now that my pantry is
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